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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900F is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 40% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-2600K - 174 vs 124 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $70.0 vs $240.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-11900F - $0.56 vs $1.38 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
40.579710144927546%
Price, $
$240
29%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
124
71.26436781609196%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Updated 361177 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
30.76923076923077%
Multi-Core
2320
25.297132264747574%
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i7-2600K
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
141 FPS
$7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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141 FPS
$7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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